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I run Ubuntu 10.10 64-bit desktop edition and I have Panasonic networked printer KX - MX2000 printer.

There are no 64 bit drivers available from Panasonic for Ubuntu/debian. They only have 32 bit drivers for RHEL :( So - there is no way I can print from my computer to that networked printer directly.

So - my idea was to install printer drivers onto Windows XP VirtualBox guest and just printer from virtual machine.

I've installed XP drivers onto guest, VirtualBox network adapter set to Bridged, I can see printer in the browser from guest, I can ping printer from guest but when I try to print nothing happens.

What am I doing wrong. IS there something else I have to configure?

UPDATE:

Panasonic Red Hat drivers: http://panasonic.net/pcc/support/fax/common/table/linuxdriver.html

TO INSTALL THEM ON UBUNTU

sudo alien --scripts -k libjbig-1.0.0-1.i386.rpm libtetra-1.0.0-2.i386.rpm rastertogdi-1.0.1-9.i386.rpm

sudo dpkg -i libjbig_1.0.0-1_i386.deb libtetra_1.0.0-2_i386.deb rastertogdi_1.0.1-9_i386.deb

sudo service cups restart

now - there will be some errors during execution which shouldn't affect anything.

BUT THE PROBLEM IS

I cannot get it to work on Ubuntu Maverick 10.10 64 bits (or any other 64 bits distro for that reason. Only tried on Ubuntu 10.10 64 though.). Any sugguestions guys? :) Thanks

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  • hmmmm.... nevr mind.....
    – Stann
    Commented Nov 15, 2010 at 8:08
  • got it figured out...I was doing everything right. Just had to reinstall drivers in the guest Xp machine... go figure.....So glad I don't use windows anymore :)
    – Stann
    Commented Nov 15, 2010 at 8:09
  • Please consider deleting your question or rephrasing it so we can answer with something useful for others. Can you link to where you got the linux 32bit drivers?
    – Martin Owens -doctormo-
    Commented Nov 15, 2010 at 11:56
  • sometimes alien can move something from rpm to deb...just a thought as something useful getting into the question
    – RobotHumans
    Commented Nov 15, 2010 at 15:50
  • addedd manufacturer drivers link and conversion instructions for dwbian/ubuntu. IS there any way to install them on 64 bit Ubuntu Maverick though? Anyone? :)
    – Stann
    Commented Nov 15, 2010 at 19:57

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I don't think it's possible to get the 32bit driver installed on 64bit currently. But if you know you have a 32bit requirement it might be worth getting 32bit desktop instead.

As for virtual box, there is no reason I can think of why it wouldn't work. Try reinstalling the windows drivers and making sure the network is good.

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  • Thanks. I've got it to work through Virtualbox which will do for now. Since I have 8 gb of Ram it seems like such a waste to use 32 bit version :) so I hope Panasonic will come out with 64 bit driver some time in the future.
    – Stann
    Commented Nov 15, 2010 at 23:34
  • You can still use 8gb of RAM on 32bit, just use the intel memory page extensions.
    – Martin Owens -doctormo-
    Commented Nov 16, 2010 at 0:24

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